吃 力

chī lìdictionary entry

to entail strenuous effort / to toil at a task / strenuous / laborious / strain

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

吃力吃力 [chi1 li4] /to entail strenuous effort/to toil at a task/strenuous/laborious/strain/

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吃
chī
to eat / to consume / to eat at (a cafeteria etc) / to eradicate / to destroy / to absorb / to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc)
力
lì
power / force / strength / ability / strenuously
Lì
surname Li

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